1941 Creighton Bluejays football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1941 Creighton Bluejays football Missouri Valley Conference MVC 5–5 3–1 Maurice H. Palrang 2nd Creighton Stadium The 1941 Creighton Bluejays football team was an American football team that represented Creighton University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1941 college football season. In its second season under head coach Maurice H. Palrang, the team compiled a 5–5 record (3–1 against MVC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 160 to 115.1941 Creighton Bluejays Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football May 25, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/creighton/1941-schedule.html Four Creighton players were selected by the conference coaches as second-team players on the 1941 All-Missouri Valley Conference football team: halfback Tony Porto; end Joe Boyle; center Fred Dondelinger; and tackle John Powers.Keithley Awarded Place On Valley All-Star Eleven Miami Daily News-Record L.E. Skelley December 5, 1941 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36473490/keithley_awarded_place_on_valley/ Newspapers.com Creighton was ranked at No. 140 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published The Courier-Journal Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 26, 1941 Sports 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123088221/gophers-grid-kings-over-6-year-span/ Newspapers.com The team played its home games at Creighton Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska. Schedule Central y y y September 21 1941 St. Benedict's Ravens St. Benedict's<ncg> Creighton Stadium Omaha, NE W 13-7 Ravens force Creighton, 13-7 Evening State Journal September 22, 1941 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35685247/ravens_force_creighton_137/ Newspapers.com September 26 Centenary<ncg> Creighton Stadium Omaha, NE W 32-20 7,000 Bill Brock Stars As Bluejays Win Thriller, 32-20 The Columbus Daily Telegram September 27, 1941 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35685372/bill_brock_stars_as_bluejays_win/ Newspapers.com October 3 Saint Louis Creighton Stadium Omaha, NE W 18-8 10,000 Brock Averages Over 5 Yards as Creighton Wins The Columbus Daily Telegram October 4, 1941 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35685479/brock_averages_over_5_yards_as/ Newspapers.com October 11 at Tulsa Skelly Field Tulsa, OK L 7-19 10,000 Tulsa's Aerials Daze Creighton The Daily Oklahoman October 12, 1941 B3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31962892/tulsas_aerials_daze_creighton/ Newspapers.com October 18 2:30 p.m. at Washington University Francis Field St. Louis, MO W 14-13 3,500 Fleischman Bill Injured Bears Play Creighton https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-globe-democrat/127744996/ St. Louis Globe-Democrat St. Louis, Missouri October 18, 1941 3B July 6, 2023 Newspapers.com Fleischman Bill Creighton Nips Bears, 14-13 https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-globe-democrat/127744996/ St. Louis Globe-Democrat St. Louis, Missouri October 19, 1941 1E July 6, 2023 Newspapers.com Fleischman Bill Creighton Nips Bears, 14-13 (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-globe-democrat/127745281/ St. Louis Globe-Democrat St. Louis, Missouri October 19, 1941 3E July 6, 2023 Newspapers.com Washington Nosed Out by Creighton, 14 to 13 St. Louis Post-Dispatch J. Roy Stockton October 19, 1941 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35685595/washington_nosed_out_by_creighton_14/ Newspapers.com October 25 Drake<hc> Creighton Stadium Omaha, NE W 12-7 Creighton scores twice in fourth to defeat Drake Lincoln Sunday Journal and Star October 26, 1941 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35685707/creighton_scores_twice_in_fourth_to/ Newspapers.com November 1 at Oklahoma A&M Lewis Field Stillwater, OK L 6-13 4,000 Faubion Paces Aggie Victory: Farmers Score Late, Down Jays, 13-6 The Daily Oklahoman Otis Wile November 2, 1941 1B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31962455/faubion_paces_aggie_victory_farmers/ Newspapers.com November 8 at Texas Tech<ncg> Tech Field Lubbock, TX L 6-13 6,000 Creighton Falls, 13-6: Texas Tech Rally Beats Jays The Des Moines Register November 9, 1941 Sports 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31962329/creighton_falls_136_texas_tech_rally/ Newspapers.com November 16 at Loyola (CA)<ncg> Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles, CA L 7-32 Loyola Wins, 32-7: Creighton Grids Upset Los Angeles Times November 17, 1941 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31962173/loyola_wins_327_creighton_grids_upset/ Newspapers.com November 23 Detroit<ncg> Creighton Stadium Omaha, NE L 0-28 10,000 Titans Roll to Easy Victory over Creighton, 28-0 Detroit Free Press November 24, 1941 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15759873/titans_roll_to_easy_victory_over/ Newspapers.comDetroit Spanks Creighton, 28-0 The Columbus Daily Telegram November 24, 1941 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35685839/detroit_spanks_creighton_280/ Newspapers.com References Creighton Category:Creighton Bluejays football seasons Creighton Bluejays football